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Education

Humboldt State University

M.S. Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences

Portland State University

Graduate Certificate in GIS

Oregon State University

B.S. Natural Resource Management

Contact Info

Languages

Tools

  • Databases: SQL Server, PostgreSQL, PostGIS, Oracle, SQLite, InfluxDB

  • Geospatial analysis: ArcGis, QGIS, GDAL, vector, raster, lidar

  • ETL Tools: Alteryx, Databricks

  • DevOps: Github, Gitlab, DigitalOcean, AWS

  • Data viz: R Shiny, Power BI, ggplot, Posit Connect

  • Subject Matter Expert: Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency, Healthcare

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Max Blasdel

Skilled data analytics generalist with experience ranging from research based academia, project based consulting, and large corporate entities. I thrive in situations where I can learn new systems and apply automation to processes.

Professional Experience

Data Reporting & Analytics Consultant IV

Kaiser Permanente

Portland, OR

Apr 2022 - Present

  • Automated document creation to eliminate ~40 hours/month of labor
  • Led effort to transition web applications to R Shiny through development of code and trainings
  • Create and maintain ETLs through a combination of R, Python, and SQL
  • Support team development through R package contributions

BI Engineer

Wavicle Data Solutions

Remote

Dec 2021 - Apr 2022

  • Provides leadership in team development environment
  • Update, optimize, and document large R script codebase
  • Maintain and debug R Shiny application

Data Analyst

CLEAResult

Portland, OR

Jun 2021 - Dec 2021

  • Economic analysis and insights for energy related projects
  • Create and maintain dashboards in Power BI
  • Development of R packages for internal use
  • ETL processes in Alteryx and database maintenance

Analyst

Cadmus Group

Portland, OR

Mar 2020 - Jun 2021

  • Conduct analysis and automate tasks with R
  • Development of R Package for model applications
  • Development and maintenance of Shiny applications
  • Energy efficiency program evaluations and potential analysis
  • Perform cost effectiveness analysis on utility programs

Research Assistant

Schatz Energy Research Center

Arcata, CA

Jun 2019 - Mar 2020

  • Provided mentorship and guidance for student staff members
  • Use R to conduct spatial and non-spatial analysis for clean energy projects
  • Write and maintain R code for parallel computing on large data
  • Analyze wind energy generation data
  • Worked and communicated across multiple teams and projects

Graduate Research Assistant

Schatz Energy Research Center

Arcata, CA

Aug 2017 - Jun 2019

  • Managed raster and tabular databases in ArcMap and R
  • Contributed to methods for published framework document
  • Developed a JavaScript web tool to visualize project results

Certifications

AWS Data Analytics - Specialty

N/A

Global

N/A

  • Valid 2022 - 2025

AWS Solutions Architect - Associate

N/A

Global

N/A

  • Valid 2022 - 2025

Contract Work

GIS/Data Analyst

N/A

Arcata, CA

2018 - 2019

  • Built spatial R model for India cooking emissions study
  • Joined and cleaned large polygon fie and found solutions to data irregularities
  • Created graphs to convey results from this work in an upcoming publication

GIS/Data Analyst

Sierra Institute of California

Arcata, CA

2019

  • Utilized R to combine public datasets and extract information on logging residues
  • Prepared report ready mapping graphics to display data results

Publications

Disclaimer

Last updated on 2023-07-24.